Re: [websec] Session Continuation = Session Bound State?

Harry Halpin <hhalpin@w3.org> Tue, 19 March 2013 14:21 UTC

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Subject: Re: [websec] Session Continuation = Session Bound State?
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On 03/14/2013 04:49 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
> The main substantive query that seemed to be raised in the meeting was
> what we are going to call this session continuation thing. I am not
> that worried about confusion with HTTP-Auth. Folk who know, know.
>
> But one of the objectives here is to replace cookies. So choosing a
> name that positions the spec as a successor to authentication cookies
> is actually quite important.
>
>
> How about Session Bound State as the term of art?
>

For those of who weren't at the meeting, can we get a summary or a pointer?

   cheers,
     harry